Falkland Islands Endemic Marine Fish Checklist

Falkland Islands

Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species

This list of marine fish species found exclusively in the Falkland Islands is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.

The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.

OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range (these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)

Harpagifer palliolatus OC (Harpagiferidae) Crested Spiny Plunderfish

Psammobatis parvacauda OC (Rajidae) Smalltail Sand Skate

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Mammal Species 1

Bird Species 1

Reptile Species 0

Amphibian Species 0

Freshwater Fish Species 0

Marine Fish Species 2

Vertebrate Genera 1

Swallowtail & Milkweed Butterfly Species 0

Vascular Plant Genera 1

Families & Orders 0